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Opinion / Water

How the UN’s latest initiative could end the water crisis in 15 years

...and sanitation. This can improve health outcomes by reducing diarrhoea and stunting in children, which in turn increases workforce capacity and economic productivity. Such integrated thinking is the h...

28 Jul 2015

How the UN’s latest initiative could end the water crisis in 15 years

Press Releases / UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Bangkok

Inaugural forum for Asia-Pacific environment ministers held

...icipants are attending the meeting, including the President of Kiribati and Vice-President of Iran, Environment Ministers and high level officials, business and civil society representatives. For mor...

26 May 2015

Inaugural forum for Asia-Pacific environment ministers held

News / Green Buildings

Rebuilding urban spaces through collaborative design

...ing the rise of sustainable urban planning. What do you think is the role of urban design in achieving sustainable buildings? This is not a simple question. However, it would be a good initiative if ...

27 Aug 2014

Rebuilding urban spaces through collaborative design

Opinion / Policy & Finance

The data revolution for sustainable development

...ial United Nations summit, will depend on the ability of governments, businesses, and civil society to harness data for decision-making. The key, as I have highlighted before, is to invest in building...

21 Sep 2015

The data revolution for sustainable development

Press Releases / Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd

Beijing International Building Technology 2014 concludes successfully

...in from Beijing Fini Co Ltd shared similar admiration. He said: “My company specialises in residential design and decoration. I found the forum very inspiring and useful. I was provided with the...

26 May 2014

Beijing International Building Technology 2014 concludes successfully

Press Releases / Lead International

Deadline nears for Lead International's sustainability leadership programme

...inability lies only in the development of cities. “I joined this programme because I wanted to deepen my understanding of myself and what was driving me to work in sustainability. What I liked ...

10 Jul 2014

Deadline nears for Lead International's sustainability leadership programme

News / Water

Powering desalination with the sun

...ink, they did nothing to mitigate its saltiness — so the villagers’ drinking water tasted bad and eroded pots and pans, providing little motivation to use these filters. In reviewing the list of quest...

23 Jun 2015

Powering desalination with the sun

News / Policy & Finance

Can new climate finance numbers clear fog around $100bln goal?

...isation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), will be the first to use a definition agreed by donors, intended to avoid duplication and help clarify...

18 Sep 2015

Can new climate finance numbers clear fog around $100bln goal?

Opinion / Water

Urban jungle: Jakarta’s Green Wall

...it will invest US$ 4.5 million over 10 years to support critical forests in Indonesia and five other globally important forests where CI works in Brazil, Cambodia, China, India and Liberia — a true t...

20 May 2014

Urban jungle: Jakarta’s Green Wall

News / Corporate Responsibility

How to do 'more and better with less'

...ing populations and are seeing a rapid increase in energy demand. Many Asian and international companies have production plants and engineering facilities in the region, and it is their responsibility...

3 Jun 2015

How to do 'more and better with less'

News / Carbon & Climate

Pacific climate change warriors block world’s largest coal port

...ighbours have consistently identified climate change as their greatest challenge and top priority. So it is inevitable that Australia’s recent actions will impact on its relationship with Pacific Isla...

20 Oct 2014

Pacific climate change warriors block world’s largest coal port

News / Transport

Cheaper, battery-run rickshaws planned for Delhi

...icials in the department, meanwhile, are hoping that the option will be utilized by the autorickshaw drivers. "Since the prices are lower, we are hoping that people will be interested. It will also be...

3 Jul 2014

Cheaper, battery-run rickshaws planned for Delhi

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Getting women actively involved in climate change mitigation

...inequality and its accompanying insecurities. To a significant extent, these insecurities stem from and reinforce the lower skill levels, the costs of inclusion, and biases discussed above. Believing ...

14 Aug 2015

Getting women actively involved in climate change mitigation

News / Carbon & Climate

Plant growth may speed up Arctic warming

...ientists have identified a mechanism that could encourage plants to take up more carbon dioxide – and at the same time amplify Arctic warming by 20 per cent. This counter-intuitive finding is publishe...

14 May 2015

Plant growth may speed up Arctic warming

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

How we can make ethical shopping a changing force

...ing is not simply buying things we need and want, it is a pastime and a passion. It's an exciting, social experience where both shopping itself and the brands we desire are a part of our identity. For...

7 Aug 2014

How we can make ethical shopping a changing force

News / Energy

Great Barrier Reef dumping plans scrapped: report

...ier Reef as a dumping site for 3 million cubic metres of dredged material from the ocean floor will be abandoned by a multinational consortium, the Australian Financial Review reports. North Queenslan...

2 Sep 2014

Great Barrier Reef dumping plans scrapped: report

Opinion / Cities

Sustainable cities: The changing role of businesses

...imise traffic flows and detect incidents earlier Environment and infrastructure sensing Virtual citizen services solution, where administrative services are provided through a high-definition, remote ...

8 Sep 2015

Sustainable cities: The changing role of businesses

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

World’s largest company asks suppliers to shrink environmental impact

...icipate in sustainability, but to use its power and influence to lead other companies. This is not a CSR commitment. It’s not a PR stunt. It’s what people like Doug and Lee and Rob believe in. Of cour...

19 May 2014

World’s largest company asks suppliers to shrink environmental impact

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Holcim innovates with Social and Environmental Profit & Loss Accounting

...ification methodologies, and in 2013, Holcim’s Indian subsidiary Ambuja Cements began its journey to identify and quantify the complete social and environmental impacts of its Indian operations. In 20...

26 May 2015

Holcim innovates with Social and Environmental Profit & Loss Accounting

News / Energy

Germany to invest in hydro power project in Indonesia

...Indonesia Georg Witschel said his country will invest EUR 175 million (US$220 million) in hydro power projects in Indonesia. "Germany has just committed EUR 175 million in the form of a preferential l...

31 Oct 2014

Germany to invest in hydro power project in Indonesia

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